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Police still pursuing leads in teen's death

Monday marked six months since Xavier Fuentes was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Paris. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson spoke to his mother, who says waiting for a resolution to the case has been agonizing.

Monday marked six months since Xavier Fuentes was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Paris. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson spoke to his mother, who says waiting for a resolution to the case has been agonizing.

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Updated: 6:20 PM EDT Sep 15, 2014

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WEBVTT TRANSSIX MONTHS AGOTODAY, A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY DIED IN ASOUTH PARIS HIT-AND-RUN CRASH.SO ARE POLICE ANYCLOSER TO CHARGINGANYONE FOR KILLINGXAVIER FUENTES?WMTW NEWS 8'SKATIE THOMPSONHAS AN UPDATE FROMSOUTH PARIS.IT WAS 8:30 ON ASATURDAY NIGHT - 16YEAR OLD XAVIERFUENTES WAS HITAND KILLED WHILEWALKING ALONG THISROAD IN SOUTHPARIS. POLICE SAYTHE INVESTIGATIONIS OPEN AND ACTIVE-AND THEY HAVE TWOPERSONS OFINTEREST. BUT THEREARE A NUMBER OFFACTORS RIGHT NOWKEEPING THIS CASEAT A STAND STILL.who doesn't call forhelp? You know, andthat is still the thingthat we agonize overthe most. SIX MONTHSLATER - THE SAMEQUESTIONS REMAIN.THE MOTHER OFXAVIER FUENTESSAYS HER FAMILY ISSTRUGGLING TO FINDCLOSURE- AS POLICEWORK TO FIND THOSERESPONSIBLE FORHER SON'S DEATH.I feel pretty confidentin the fact that theyknow who did this tomy son. IN MAYPOLICE REVEALEDTHEY HAD TWOPERSONS OFINTEREST. BUT THOSEPEOPLE AREN'TCOOPERATING WITHTHE INVESTIGATION...MAKING ANALREADY DIFFICULTPROCESS EVENHARDER.Its just reallyunfortunate becausethe longer they gowithout wanting tocooperate they'recausing more damageand more hurt for ourfamily. PARIS POLICECHIEF MICHAELMADDEN SAYS CELLPHONE EVIDENCESEIZED FROM THEPERSONS OFINTEREST IS STILLBEING HANDLED BYTHE STATE. THE CASEIS CONSIDERED HIGHPRIORITY.... BUT HESAYS TEST RESULTSFROM AN ALREADYBACKED UP CRIMELAB COULD TAKEMONTHS. THE CHIEFSAYS POLICE ARESTILL DOING WHATTHEY CAN-CONDUCTINGINTERVIEWS ASRECENTLY AS LASTWEEK.We certainly do wishthat this is somethingthat they could just putit all together and tie itall up and it could bedone and over with.But we also understandthat it does take time.INVESTIGATORS ARESTILL LOOKING FORTHE PUBLIC'S HELP- IFYOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION ONTHIS CASE YOU'REASKED TO CALL PARISPOLICE. IN SOUTHPARIS KT WMTWNEWS 8

Police still pursuing leads in teen's death

Monday marked six months since Xavier Fuentes was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Paris. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson spoke to his mother, who says waiting for a resolution to the case has been agonizing.